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Lifeguard Haley Guth sits in the shade of her umbrella at the Weona Park Pool in July 2010. Pen Argyl officials opted last November to close the pool for this season over concerns about cracks and the filtration system.
(Express-Times File Photo | BILL ADAMS)

One study involves ground-penetrating radar and the other would be a core study, which would require a hole to be drilled about 18 inches deep to take a sample of the ground, council President Mike Nasatka said.

Ground testing is the first step in figuring out what lies under the pool, Nasatka said.

Before council voted to move ahead with the ground studies at the pool, resident Walter Cole told council he had spoken to several experts who said it is impossible there are any sinkholes around or under the pool.

"My question to you is that did you really believe there was a sinkhole, or was this an excuse not to open the pool next year," Cole asked council.

Councilman Jan Surotchak said that tonight's decision to start ground testing is reflective to council's position on the pool since the beginning.

"We have been trying ... to figure out a way to make this work," he said. "I understand that may not be the public's perception, but that is a fact."